One year on, Apple still hasn't started selling its wireless AirPower charging slate

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Apple may have announced its new iPhone XS and iPhone XR phones at its launch event on Wednesday night, but the company still hasn't started selling its wireless charging slate that it announced a year ago.

On September 12, 2017, Apple said that it was developing a product named "AirPower", a wireless charging that it claimed could simultaneously charge your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPod earphones.

At the time, Apple only said it would release AirPower in 2018. However, the company hasn't mentioned the device since, and there are reports of issues in developing the technology.

Apple's failure to put the AirPower charging slate on sale has been noticed by journalists and Apple fans on Twitter: